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Book SynopsisExplores the experience of specific industries in order to determine the effectiveness of strategic trade policy in promoting economic growth. The papers cover the US and European auto industries, the US steel industry, the commercial aircraft industry and airline deregulation in Scandinavia.
Table of ContentsIntroduction by Paul R. Krugman 1. The Non-Optimality of Optimal Trade Policies: The U.S. Automobile Industry Revisited, 1979-1985 Kala Krishna, Kathleen Hogan, and Phillip Swagel Comment: Garth Saloner 2. Trade Policy Under Imperfect Competition: A Numerical Assessment Anthony J. Venables Comment: David G. Tarr 3. Strategic Trade Policy in the European Car Market Alasdair Smith Comment: James Levinsohn 4. Deregulation of Scandinavian Airlines: A Case Study of the Oslo-Stockholm Route Victor D. Norman and Siri P. Strandenes 5. Industrial Policy in the Transport Aircraft Industry Gernot Klepper Comment: Heather A. Hazard 6. Trade and Industrial Policy for a 'Declining?' Industry: The Case of the U.S. Steel Industry Richard G. Harris 7. Strategic Manpower Policy and International Trade David Ulphand and L. Alan Winters 8. Industrial Organization and Product Quality: Evidence from South Korean and Taiwanese Exports Dani Rodrik 9. Import Surveillance as a Strategic Trade Policy L. Alan Winters Comment: James E. Anderson
